FLORA

AFGHAN
Michael Sellick
With my fascination with water fountains and square as a complete finished afghan. I calculat-
symmetry found in old Italian and French Gar- ed how much yarn one square would take and
dens, I give to you my Flora Afghan. packed my suitcase. During the off-times on the
cruise ship, I crocheted 20 Lilies Squares over a
Inspired by one email ten-day cruise. Pas-
received in convert- sengers got hooked
ing a Yarnspirations on watching my pro-
Dishcloth to being gression and were
a crochet granny surprised a guy was
square concept. I set crocheting to begin
forth the ambition to with.
create the dishcloth
to a full-size square. With completing a
With the completion large full-size sam-
of the square, Dan- ple, I knew that it
iel felt the square was missing texture and asked would be possible to allow crocheters to mix and
me to rethink the design to give it a lift. With a match my squares. Ultimately, I would prefer cro-
second attempt, the plan had 3D touches added cheters to have free choice in their creativity too.
to it.
I have designed this
Daniel then sug- entire project to al-
gested going a low you to flex your
step further in cre- creativity by giv-
ating a different ing you information
look altogether. overload to enable
So inspired, the you to switch your
second design colours with confi-
was born. It was dence.
then, my design
bug caught on, and I went on a mission over two
days to design and write the patterns for seven of
the squares you see in this design. I was pretty
excited, to put it mildly.

I also have a preference for large granny squares

versus the smaller ones. There’s less sewing in-
volved, and I find I don’t get bored with the pat-
tern so quickly. Each of the squares measures
approximately 14” x 14”.

I put the patterns aside and had a personal vaca-

tion and decided to go on a mission to just do one
How This eBook Will Work
Usually, a designer will just tell you the number of
balls required. I’m going to do that for the finished
sample, but I went a step further in
the design.
I know from experience that not ev-
eryone likes everything I do. Know-
ing this, I went a step further to
think about the colouring changing
and get precise information on how
much yarn 1 square actually takes.
It really slowed me down to design
this project to get very detailed in-
formation, but in the end, you have the opportu-
nity to self create your afghan using either all of
the squares, a few of the squares or maybe even
just one square for your entire afghan.
Conversions
Each of the 7 squares has its own Conversion Ta-
ble where you can extrapolate the data to change
elements of my design.
I used 3 colours in the design to simplify the pur-
chasing process. Where I changed tone are stra-
tegic places. So you wanted to add in more co-
lours, I would use the same areas. The table tells
you how many grams/oz were used with the tone
I had put into its position. To get the final grams/
oz, I added up the same colours and calculated
how much of the ball 1 square would use.
Please do not email me to ask me
to figure out your specific afghan. I
have provided a lot of detail so you
can do the calculations on your own.
I also calculated the yarn needed
by colour and provided those work-
sheets for you to use.
For example, let’s say you want 6 squares of one
type of square and then 6 squares of another to
give you an afghan that is 3 x 4 squares. You can
look at both conversion sheets to see how many
balls you needed for each of the colours.
If White said 53% on the first type of square and
said 74% on the second type of square. Add
53%+74% = 127%. This means 1 ball and 27% of
the second ball of white.
Stitch Along - April to October 2019 Flora Afghan As Shown

• On the 15th of each month, starting April 15th, • White - 2 Balls

2019, I will release 1 square design in both • Ocean - 2 Balls
written and video format. • Soft Gray Mix - 2 Balls
• Six designs of 7 require 3 squares each. 1
design needs only 2. In the final design, I will Blanket Stats
suggest which one is to be only 2, but you can
make up your own mind. • 62” wide x 76”
• Each of the designs can be mixed and match • Squares are approx 14” x 14”
with each other. If you wish to omit any of • 4 Squares Wide x 5 Squares Deep
the squares, you can do extra of the other • 20 Squares Needed
squares that you prefer. • Gauge: 14 sc x 13 rows
•
Yarn of Choice Final Border
Caron One Pound The final border is determined on the finished
454g/16 oz, 742 meters/812 yards. sample. I have given information on the yardages
for that as well based on the 4 x 5 configuration.
• White
• Ocean Final border information is given as the last page
• Soft Gray Mix of this eBook ahead of time in the event you wish
to do finish earlier.
If you wish to change colours, I will encourage
it to see where your personal creative tone will
take you.

Hook Size

6 mm / J Hook
Square Summary

If you wish to change colours, I would encourage

it to see where your personal creative colour will
take you.

Queen Ann’s Lace - Make 3

Chrysanthemum - Make 3

Hydrangea- Make 3

Flower Clock - Make 2

Posy - Make 3

Water Fountain - Make 3 Lilies - Make 3

Abbreviations Key

The following abbreviations appear in the Flora Afghan Designs. Not all abbreviations are in every de-
sign.

• Beg = Begin(ning)
• Beg Popcorn = Ch 2, 3 dc in same st. Release last loop from hook. Insert hook into top of ch-2.
Pull loop through.
• Bean st = Insert hook into st. Yoh, pull through st. *Yoh, insert into same st, yoh and pull through st.
Rep * once more. Yoh and pull through 5 loops. Yoh, pull through last 2 loops.
• Bet = Between
• Ch = Chain
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Dcbp = Double Crochet Back Post
• Extdc = Extended Double Crochet - Double Cro-
chet as usual but give some extra slack on the
first pull through.
• Exsc = Extended Single Crochet - Single Cro-
chet as usual but give some extra slack on the
first pull through.
• ModTRfp = Yoh twice and wrap around post on
front side, yoh and pull through loop. Yoh pull
through 2 loops - twice. Yoh twice and wrap
Example: Exsc - Some slack is given to let the
around next fp as instructed, yoh and pull through
single crochet fit into position correctly.
loop. Yoh pull through 2 loops - twice. Yoh and
pull through all 3 loops on hook.
• Popcorn = 4 dc in same st, release last loop from hook. Insert hook into top of 1st dc. Pull loop
through.
• Rep = Repeat
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Scfp = Single Crochet Front Post
• Sp = Space
• Yoh = Yarn Over Hook

This afghan’s concept is by Michael Sellick & Daniel Zondervan.

Pattern Designs by Michael Sellick.
Assistant Editor by Diane Suder.
 Chrysanthemum Square
Make 3
Revision 1
Materials
6 mm / J Hook, Caron One Pound
A - White
B - Ocean
C - Soft Gray Mix
Rnd 1: With C, ch 4 (counts as dc). 11 dc in 4th
ch from hook. Join with sl st to top of beg ch. - 12
sts
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout),
dc in same st as join. *2 dc in each st around.
Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. - 24 sts
Rnd 3: Sl st to next sp bet sts. Ch 3, dc in same
sp. Ch 1. 2 dc in same sp. *Skip to 2nd gap sp
bet sts (2 dc. Ch 1. 2 dc) in sp. Rep * around.
Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. - 48 sts
Rnd 4: Sl st 2 sts over to next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, dc
in same sp. Ch 1. 2 dc in same sp. *Skip to next
ch-1 sp. (2 dc. Ch 1. 2 dc) in sp. Join with sl st to
top of beg ch-3. - 48 sts
Rnd 5: Sl st 2 sts over to next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc
in same sp. Ch 1. 3 dc in same sp. *Skip to next
ch-1 sp. (3 dc. Ch 1. 3 dc.) in sp. Join with sl st to
top of beg ch-3. - 72 sts
Rnd 6: Sl st 2 sts over. Ch 3. (3 dc. Ch 1. 3 dc)
in next ch-1 sp. 1 dc in next st. *Skip 4 sts, 1 dc
in next. (3 dc. Ch 1. 3 dc) in next ch-1 sp, 1 dc in
next st. Rep * around. Join with sl st to top of beg
ch-3. - 96 sts
Rnd 7: Sl st 2 sts over. Ch 3. 1 dc in next st. (3
dc. Ch 1. 3 dc.) in next ch-1 sp. 1 dc in next 2 sts.
*Skip 4 sts, 1 dc in next 2 sts. (3 dc. Ch 1. 3 dc)
in next ch-1 sp. 1 dc in next 2 sts. Rep * around.
Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off C. -
120 sts
Rnd 8: (For this round, you will skip over the first
dc and last dc of each petal.) With B, join with sl
st to 2nd dc in petal around the back post. Ch 3
(counts as dcbp), 1 dcbp in next 7 sts. 1 sc in sp
bet next 2 shells, [ch 2, 1 sc in sp next row down]
4 times. Ch 2, sc in sp bet dc sts in rnd 2. [Ch 2,
1 sc in sp next row up] 5 times. *Skip 1st st of rnd
8 in petal, 1 dcbp in next 8 sts. 1 sc in sp bet next
2 shells, [ch 2, 1 sc in sp next row down] 4 times.
Ch 2, sc in sp bet dc in rnd 2. [Ch 2, 1 sc in sp
next row up] 5 times. Rep * around. Join with sl st
to top of beg dcbp. Fasten off B. - 96 bpdc sts
Rnd 9: With A, join with sl st to 1st dc in petal
around back post. Ch 3 (counts as dcbp), 1 dcbp
in next 7 sts. 1 tr in sp bet shells in rnd 7. *1 dcbp
in next 8 sts, 1 tr in sp bet shells in rnd 7. Rep *
around. Join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten
off but keep A for rnd 10. - 108 sts
Tip: Conversion to square begins in the next
round.
Rnd 10: With A, join with sl st to any tr st. Ch 4
(counts as tr), 1 tr in same st. (1 tr, 3 dc, 5 hdc, 8
sc, 5 hdc, 3 dc, 1 tr) to next corner. *[2 tr. Ch 2.
2 tr] in next hdc. (1 tr, 3 dc, 5 hdc, 8 sc, 5 hdc, 3
dc, 1 tr) to next corner. Rep * around. 2 tr in beg
sp, join with hdc to top of ch-4. - 30 sts per side.
- 120 sts
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in same hdc join. (3 dc, 3 hdc,
18 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc) to next corner. *[2 dc, ch 2, 2
dc] in corner. (3 dc, 3 hdc, 18 sc, 3 hdc, 3 dc) to
next corner. Rep * around. 2 dc in beg sp, join
with hdc to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off A. - 34 sts
per side. - 136 sts
Rnd 12: With B, join with sl st to ch-2 corner sp.
Ch 3, dc in same sp. 1 dc in each st to next cor-
ner. *(2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc.) in corner, 1 dc in each st to
next corner. Rep * around. Join with hdc to top of
beg ch-3. Fasten off B. - 38 sts per side. - 152 sts

Rnd 13: With A, join with sl st to ch-2 corner sp. 5

sc in same sp. Sc in each st to next corner. *5 sc
in ch-2 corner, sc in each st to next corner. Rep *
around. Join with sl st to beg sc. Fasten off. - 43
sts per side - 172 sts
Layout
I spent a great deal of time moving around the
squares to appear random in the afghan. If you
prefer a more uniform look or symetrical appear-
ance, my conversion sheets will help you figure
out the yarn quantities as you may need to do
different counts of squares.
The afghan is whip stitched together using White
on the back loops of each of the squares to pro-
vide the invisible seam look.
I kept the border look being simple to not take
away from the project. The border will work for
any size you make it to be.
Border Instructions
6 mm / J Hook
A - White
B - Ocean
C - Soft Gray Mix
Rnd 1: (RS) Fasten onto the middle st of 5 in the
corner of afghan. Ch 1. 3 sc in same st. 1 sc evenly
spaced to next middle st of 5 in next corner. *3 sc in
corner st, 1 sc evenly spaced to next middle st of 5 in
next corner.. Rep * 2 more times. Join with sl st to beg
sc. Break A.
Bean st - Insert hook into st. Yoh, pull through st.
*Yoh, insert into same st, yoh and pull through st. Rep
* once more. Yoh and pull through 5 loops. Yoh, pull
through last 2 loops.
Tip: When you do the bean st across to next corner,
you skip 1 st between the bean sts. The goal is to get
to the middle st of next corner. If you have to skip 1
extra st to keep the balance, do it. It will keep you in
balance and it’s not very noticeable.
Rnd 2: With B, fasten onto the middle sc of a corner.
Ch 1. [(Bean st. Ch 2. Bean st. Ch 2. Bean St. Ch 2) in
middle st of corner - corner. Skip next st. **Bean st in
next, ch 2. Rep ** to after next corner.] Rep [ ] around.
Join with sl st to beg bean st. Break B.
Rnd 3: With C, fasten onto any bean st. Ch 1. 1 sc in
same st. *1 dc going over the ch-2 trapping it under-
neath into next st in rnd 1. 1 sc in next bean st. Rep
* around. 1 dc going over ch-2 trapping it underneath
in next st in rnd 1. Join with sl st to beg sc. Fasten off.
 Suggested Layout

The computerized layout was theoretical. In the end, I

moved a few squares around in the final sample that
you will see on the page before.

This is your afghan, so be creative and make it

personal. Whether you have chosen a unique colour
scheme or even just added extra squares or omitted
squares.

As a finished afghan, it fits the top only of a queen size

bed with no drape. If you want drape. you need to add
16 more squares to have the 14” drape over the edge of
the bed. 6 x 6 squares = 36 squares.

As shown, it will drape beautifully over a twin size bed.

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many of our crochet projects, it’s a WIP (work in
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Final Editing

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corrections.

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1. Tell me the specific pattern or area you see the error so I can find it on the document.
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5. I will review it before the next month’s release to update any changes made.

Together, with you, we hope to make the final edit of this book a work of perfection.